Cancer patient finds an uplifting muse in his med list critters artwork
After being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2017, Scotty Magoun has found ways to turn even the darkest circumstances into an opportunity to spread joy.
and last updated 2021-02-05 20:03:38-05
DENVER â Anything can be a canvas. That s what acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient Scotty Magoun teaches with his bi-weekly checkups at The Colorado Blood Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke s Medical Center in Denver. Part of it is to brighten up people s day. Or maybe I m just a show-off? I don t know, joked Scotty Magoun about his artwork. If I can brighten their day up by sharing this with them, then I m all for it.
Longmont family s music skills helped bridge loneliness of cancer patient s long hospital stay
George Florentine survived cancer, 3 transplants
Life has thrown a number of curve balls at George Florentine and his wife, Susan Bockhoff.
and last updated 2020-12-24 07:31:37-05
LONGMONT, Colo. â Music has brought a Longmont family closer than ever, even as one person continues his fight against cancer â alone â in the hospital during the pandemic.
George Florentine and his wife Susan Bockhoff, who live in Longmont, said after a long, stressful summer and fall, they re looking forward to Christmas.
Florentine, 62, spent part of August and much of September in the hospital, recuperating from a staph infection, and his third bone marrow transplant.